Sailboat #2: A Puddle Duck Racer #6: Sailing Rigs?

Are you considering jib and main’sl? Who or where are going to get your sails from? Reason I ask is that they may have some good suggestions/requirements.
Some good makers in Seattle area.

-- jack -- ...measure once, curse twice!

Sorry, Matt, my only advice for sailing is lots of Dramamine 8^O

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

Waiting for the photos.

I think the Sunfish sail set is probably a fairly cheap and easy way to come up with a sail (though Sunfishes aren’t as popular as they once were). I was down at the San Francisco Yacht Club in Tiburon recently that and noticed that they had a whole bunch of boats that looked very similar to the Puddle Duck, but I didn’t see the rigging, just the hulls. If you’re having trouble coming up with sails I could ask my contact down there to track down their source.

-- Dan Lyke, Petaluma California, http://www.flutterby.net/User:DanLyke

sorry on the photos…SOON…

My first thought on the sunfish was—-wow…go fast and just BUY a mast and rigging…just get in the water…but went online and it looks like a new rig would cost hundreds—-more then the rest of the boat…

So now I am leaning to the plans—-which calls for sunfish design….but i make everything…spars and polytarp…

BUT YES…DAN—-any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated…

Matt

-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007

A poly tarp is not a sail Matt. Find a used sail source in your area. Do a search, there will be at least a few if not several in Cal. See what the best deal is within the parameters of the design. The people at the sail loft will be knowledgeable and likely will know the design. Making your own spars is easy and will save you money but please, leave the tarp on the woodpile.

-- Paul M ..............If God wanted us to have fiberglass boats he would have given us fiberglass trees. http://prmdesigns.com/

Sounds good, but need photos!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

LOL Paul! Clearly you are not a reader of SCA…I love you man! The latest Small Craft Advisor discusses how far poly tarp has come…including NICE ONES…the other option will be TYVEK construction paper…dont worry—-my WEEKENDER will have REAL sales…this is just to get me on the water 2 minutes from my house…

-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007

How about this site: poly international sails…???

http://www.polysail.com/Lego.htm

JUST AS STARTER SAILS!!!

-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007

A poly tarp is not a sail Matt. Oh did I already say that?

-- Paul M ..............If God wanted us to have fiberglass boats he would have given us fiberglass trees. http://prmdesigns.com/

so I am not building a sail boat then,....just a polyboat? this is so confusing…check out the link…it looks good as a starter set…

-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007

It’ll be fine Matt, I’m just a bit of a traditionalist…... and I was yanking your chain a bit….........sorry :-(

-- Paul M ..............If God wanted us to have fiberglass boats he would have given us fiberglass trees. http://prmdesigns.com/

I know…no sorry needed…I am having fun with the banter…but I guess this means I wont be a sailor until I finish the Weekender…until then I will be a Polyor?

The link above shows completed leg o mutton sets…and full instructions if you want to make your own…so it is intriguing…

I may be starting spars this weekend…but i need to decide on a sail plan before I can more forward…

THREE DAY WEEKEND BABY! So photos for sure!

-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007

just a little note:

SAILS ARRIVED…sooooo excited…and I have a 3 day weekend (furlough days suck)...so going to try and get far…

Matt

-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007

Yeah Matt, It really starts to get real when the sails arrive. Keep yer nose to the grindstone and you’ll be sailing before you know it.
Good on ya.

-- Paul M ..............If God wanted us to have fiberglass boats he would have given us fiberglass trees. http://prmdesigns.com/

thanks paul…cant wait to get out a little later…since I decided on a rig I can now move forward on the leeboard placement, mast, mast placement… I have some math to do…yikes…

-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007